super heavy artillery

Chapter 397 Preheating
After the game against the Grizzlies, An Luo did not return to Oklahoma City with the team.

He flew directly from Memphis to Los Angeles.

The first stop, of course, is Irvine.He went to report to his old mother first.An Luo felt that he hadn't seen her for a long time.Since the relationship with Tang Xiaoru was established, the small villa in Oklahoma City has become a world for two people.Fu Yao seldom goes there anymore.Xia Tian was also very busy during the offseason.So this time it is rare to have a few days of rest, An Luo naturally still wants to accompany her well.

After staying for a day, An Luo arrived at UCLA.There, I revisited the previous time on campus with Tang Xiaoru.After that, An Luo brought Tang Xiaoru and Fu Yao together.Then the three of them went to the All-Star event together.

An Luo has also played a lot of games in Los Angeles.He's used to the spotlight here.For the city of Los Angeles, there will never be a shortage of stars, nor will it lack media.But this time he came to Staples to participate in the All-Star Weekend, which still surprised him.

This year's All-Star, An Luo is quite busy.He will definitely participate in the main game on the last day; as the last defending champion, he will continue to participate in the three-point contest; An Luo will still participate in the rookie game, which is regarded as a warm-up for the All-Star main game.An Luo, who was selected as an All-Star as a sophomore, was undoubtedly selected.

In last year's Rookie Challenge, An Luo played quite well.Under his leadership, the world team finally defeated the US team.An Luo himself also became the most dazzling star in that All-Star Rookie Challenge.

This year, An Luo is also aiming for victory and MVP.After all, for every player selected to the NBA, during their entire career, such a thing only happened twice at most.

That night, Tang Xiaoru and Fu Yao sat in the second row near the technical platform.These two tickets were obtained with the help of Westbrook.He and Paul George and their families were also sitting there.Paul George came to watch the game live for the first time, and Westbrook came more often.

In the Thunder team last year, An Luo and Sabonis Jr. were selected for the Rookie Challenge together.This year, the Thunder traded the latter to the Pacers.However, in this All-Star Rookie Challenge, the two became teammates again.

But this time, Sabonis Jr. still didn't get much chance to perform.It's not that he's not good enough, but that the World Team's style of play this year is really crazy.

Mainly, the two guys, An Luo and Bogdanovic, acted too crazy.

In the first quarter, An Luo fired from beyond the three-point line.With his shooting level, when he meets an All-Star exhibition game that doesn't pay much attention to defense, his lethality is too strong.

After An Luo opened up, the other players of the world team were not far behind.Saric and Bogdanovic are also good three-pointers.Bogdanovic, in particular, hit Markkanen from a full five feet from the three-point line.Even An Luo admired him so much.

Of course, the players on the US team did not perform badly.Their offense is the complete opposite of Team World, though.They hardly ever finish the offense on the perimeter.The players gave full play to their athletic ability, constantly hitting the penalty area of ​​the World Team, relying on their faster speed and stronger confrontation ability.Pulling the bar, dunking, alley-ooping...all the goals that are full of appreciation quickly pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.

The most prominent U.S. player to cash in is Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell.His self-throw and self-dunk shortly after the opening, let everyone vaguely see a trace of McGrady.Collins also performed very well. He first made an empty catch with Markkanen, then turned around and stole Embiid, and then rode the dust and dedicated a powerful windmill dunk.

But the score on the field has always been the world team's lead.Especially in the second half of the quarter, Anluo and Bogdanovic hit all kinds of difficult three-pointers in a row, making the US team directly behind the world team by as much as 23 after a wave of 9:15. point!
If it weren't for the last minute, the Celtics' third-round pick Jaylen Brown and Tatum scored 1 points together, bringing the point difference back to single digits.They might be even tougher in the second quarter.

But even so, the US team was still beaten quite uncomfortable by the world team in the second quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, Team World's outside shots began to drop.Of course, this has a lot to do with the fate of An Luo and Bogdanovic.But the world team did not appear to be in an offensive situation.Under such circumstances, Embiid opened up.Whether it's attacking from the low post or pulling out to shoot, he performed quite well.With Embiid on the court, the world team withstood the counterattacks of the US team.

When you mention this guy, you have to sigh the vision of the 76ers.Even if the "Emperor" has been reimbursed for several consecutive seasons, they are willing to wait.Now it seems that everything is worth it.At this year's All-Star Weekend.That is, there are only two players who participated in the Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game.One is An Luo, and the other is Embiid.

The American team's dunk is still the most cheering object for the audience.But with the entry of An Luo and others, the world team once again rained three-pointers.Bogdanovic even made a three-pointer just past the center line. The combat effectiveness of this guy under the defense of the All-Star Game is really too strong.

But An Luo was different.He rarely shoots deep threes.After all, limited by the influence of the bracelet, his effective shooting range is only within one meter from the three-point line.But he was really accurate.In the first half, he hit 7 three-pointers!And it only took 9 shots.

After a gust of wind and rain, the world team widened the point difference to 20 points.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again, and the US team strengthened their defense.But in the face of the pitchers of the world team who have opened up, they are still a little powerless.In the end, the US team lost to the world team again with 124:155.

In this game, Mitchell of the US team performed well.He scored the highest 32 points of the US team, and among all the players who played, he was only a little lower than An Luo's 34 points.Didn't lose the face of the [-]th overall guard.

The MVP was naturally awarded to An Luo.In this game, he only played 26 minutes, took 15 shots, and hit 11 of them!The hit rate is as high as 73%.This isn't a competition, it's all training!

(End of this chapter)